Photo by: Sarah Wilkes
Official press release:
Birmingham, Alabama metallers and recent 1126 Record signees Wielded Steel will unleash their annihilating Sins of Your Domain full-length on March 13th.
Wielded Steel isn’t looking to make friends with Sins of Your Domain, a violent fusion of death metal and hardcore. Vocalist Jesse Clark notes:
“I’ve got a lot of feelings when it comes to the word deathcore. It’s used to describe every stadium band that tries to tune their guitar the lowest and have the longest breakdown possible.”
But the group doesn’t like that sound, citing bands like Internal Bleeding or Irate as inspiration. Drummer Cyrus Patel adds:
“That sound has evolved over time. We started out somewhere between death metal and hardcore, but we’ve been quietly adding more and more death metal influences as we’ve progressed.”
That’s more than obvious on Sins of Your Domain. Clark says:
“Musically, this record is the sum of us diving further into our influences and pushing ourselves harder than we ever have before, in terms of songwriting. Lyrically, Sins of Your Domain is a record about how people I see as evil should be made to acknowledge and, in one way or another, atone for their sins committed by their ‘domain.’ Whether that’s their country, their class, their corrupt belief systems, or the people they surround themselves with.”
The record opens with an ominous meditation on T.S. Eliot’s Hollow Men, a haunted chant of “this is the way the world ends” that gives way to a sonic assault over a crushing rhythm. Lyrically the track is quite literally an introduction to the themes of the record and the idea of paying for the “sins of your domain,” as in the things you stood idly by and allowed to happen for the sake of your own comfort.
Guitarist Michael Carpenter cranks the volume up on songs like the title track, “Your Words Mean Nothing”, and today’s single, “In The Line Of Fire” (feat. Blaythe Steuer of No Cure), each boasting stripped down technical riffs that mutate into intricate rhythms that don’t let up. Clark explains:
“‘In the Line Of Fire’ is just about using the people you hate for target practice. Blaythe of No Cure is featured and he fits really well with the metallic vibe of this song. His energy was perfectly suited for the big build up in the middle of the track.”
Watch the band’s previously released video for “Your Words Mean Nothing” HERE.
Sins of Your Domain was produced, mixed, and mastered by Kevin Langley and will be released on CD, LP, and digital formats.
Find physical preorders at 1126records.com and digital orders at 1126records.bandcamp.com.
Sins of Your Domain track listing:
- “Intro”
- “Your Words Mean Nothing”
- “In the Line of Fire” feat. Blaythe Steuer (No Cure)
- “Sins of Your Domain” feat. Jason Fraizer (Corpse Pile)
- “Perpetual Hell” feat. Nate Snitchler (Rejoice)
- “Die By The Steel” feat. Zebulon McMillan (Brass Tongue)
- “Fabricated Integrity”
- “Martyr”
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